Laurence William Lane Jr. (1919–2010)

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Non-career appointee
States of Residence: California, Florida

Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Nauru)
  Appointed: December 6, 1985
  Presentation of Credentials: October 17, 1987
  Termination of Mission: Left Canberra April 29, 1989
  - Also accredited to Australia; resident at Canberra.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Australia)
  Appointed: December 6, 1985
  Presentation of Credentials: January 7, 1986
  Termination of Mission: Left post on April 29, 1989
  - Also accredited to Nauru; resident at Canberra.